The Ponsot 2006 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes demonstrates the enormous difference made by location in a vintage with 2006's challenges, as this is seamlessly rich, polished, expressive, and seems to exude self-confidence vis-a-vis the corresponding village-level bottling. Red raspberry and red currant retain their brightness while informing a subtly silken, tenderly-textured and buoyant palate on which the tannins are so refined as to be scarcely noticeable. Ginger, white pepper, salt, and chalk dust add interest and invigoration to a long, saliva-drawing finish. As this warms and takes on air, intriguing suggestions of musk and other animal scents emerge. This epitome of Chambolle and of vintage 2006 elegance should be a perpetual delight over the next 8-10 years.- DS